The lighter.

[BeSerious]

At what point is it OK to leave the lighter in the storage as Jill? Is burning the infected something you have to do the whole game? I am just leaving the residence now, and was wondering if I need this and the kerosene the whole game.

Thanks for reading.

[Bass]

you can go ahead and leave it. the only time you should carry it is if you plan to burn a dead zombie. dont bother killing zombies you can easily avoid and dont bother burning zombies in areas you don't frequently visit. it's important to keep save room areas clear but don't bother bringing the lighter and fuel everywhere you go. it's pointless. gl

[Ryrin]

You don't need the lighter again. I usually stop burning zombies as soon as I leave the mansion. Every zombie after that is either easily avoidable, doesn't turn into a crimson head, or you'll be done before they turn. Also you should have more than enough ammo by that point to deal with a couple crimson heads if you have to.

[supertrooper225]

It is a good idea to burn the zombies. If you take off their head you don't need to. IT is a good idea to keep the kerosene and lighter handy. But I think you are beyond the point where it it has a huge emphasis. But there will be more zombies. I don't think it will be a huge issue for you from now on though.

[Bass]

Also naked zombies dont turn into crimson heads

[Danny Boy]

Once you leave the mansion you'll start encountering more dogs, spiders and hunters than anything else, so you won't need to carry the lighter with you as often (You might still need it for a puzzle at the guardhouse.

You'll still bump into zombies every now and then, but the ones you do see are easily avoidable and you won't likely see them again if you kill them anyway. You might bump into quite a few at the labratory, but by that point you should be well equipped enough to either decapitate them or incinerate them with flame rounds.

[Purplefairy22]

i whip it back out for the labs, nothing worse than a crimson head and nitro.
as for burning i burn the two near the save room with a broken door, and the one at the very beginning if i'm chris. the last i burn is next to the door where the first crimsonhead you see is.

[NATOMarksman]

Carry the lighter but put away the kerosene. If you do have to kill a zombie you will have more than enough time to double back and get it before they turn.

[BeSerious]

Great tips, thanks everyone!

[BeSerious]

I guess my only follow up question is, if you don't down a zombie, do they turn to the crimson dudes? Like if I just run around them, will they inevitably turn?

[Danny Boy]

Originally posted by BeSerious:

I guess my only follow up question is, if you don't down a zombie, do they turn to the crimson dudes? Like if I just run around them, will they inevitably turn?

Zombies won't turn into crimson heads unless you've previously "killed" them beforehand. There's no risk in avoiding them (Apart from accidentally getting caught by them).

[Sifer2]

There is one puzzle in the guardhouse that uses the lighter. Aside from that you barely need it since the late game doesn't have as many zombies to burn.

[Soulkey]

Originally posted by BeSerious:

I guess my only follow up question is, if you don't down a zombie, do they turn to the crimson dudes? Like if I just run around them, will they inevitably turn?

They only get up if you run near them, plus their character model is already switched (claws, being reddish and other Crimson head things ) if they "turned". If you see their normal character model then just run around freely.

[NATOMarksman]

Originally posted by BeSerious:

I guess my only follow up question is, if you don't down a zombie, do they turn to the crimson dudes? Like if I just run around them, will they inevitably turn?

If you do not make them bleed out, they do not change into Crimson Heads. Only if you kill them and do not burn them.

[BeSerious]

Thanks again guys.